Donald Richberg

Donald Richberg
Donald R. Richberg in 1929
Born	Donald Randall Richberg (1881-07-10)July 10, 1881 Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	November 27, 1960(1960-11-27) (aged 79) Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation	Author; Attorney; Federal civil servant
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Harriet Herrick (div. 1917); Lynette Mulvey (div. 1924); Florence Weed (surv. 1960)
Children	Eloise Richberg Campbell (by Florence Weed)
Parent(s)	John Carl and Eloise Olivia (née Randall) Richberg
Relatives	Leda Richberg-Hornsby (sister)

Donald Randall Richberg (July 10, 1881 - November 27, 1960) was an American attorney, civil servant, and author who was one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's key aides and who played a critical role in the New Deal. He co-wrote the National Industrial Recovery Act, was general counsel and executive director of the National Recovery Administration. He also co-authored the Railway Labor Act, the Norris-LaGuardia Act, and the Taft-Hartley Act.

Donald Richberg was born in July 1881 in Knoxville, Tennessee, to John Carl and Eloise Olivia (née Randall) Richberg. His grandfather, Louis Richberg, and his father had migrated from Germany to the U.S. in 1851. His grandfather set up shop as a merchant in New York City before moving to Chicago, Illinois, in 1854 and starting a meatpacking business. Richberg's father became a corporate attorney and later represented the City of Chicago. His grandmother, Mirenda Briggs Randall, and his mother were both physicians. His sister was the aviator Leda Richberg-Hornsby.

Donald Richberg graduated from a Chicago public high school, received a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 1901, and a J.D. from Harvard University in 1904. He met Elizabeth Harriet Herrick while at Harvard, and they married in 1906; they separated in 1915, and divorced in 1917 after she left him. He soon married Lynette Mulvey, but they divorced in 1924. The same year, he married Florence Weed (she survived him). They had one daughter.